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Golden Tiara Guest Home

Small home·Licensed for 6·Santa Ana, California

Licensed since 2025Licence #306006644
(714) 733-8074From the state roster · September 13, 2026Plan a visit
  • Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · HospiceState licensing record · September 13, 2026
  • Estimated starting rate$5,350 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,350–$6,550
  • Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
  • Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
  • Last state visitJanuary 6, 2026CDSS inspection record

Golden Tiara Guest Home is a small care home in Santa Ana — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 6 residents since 2025. Bedridden care is not on file.

Built from CDSS public records · September 13, 2026. Every fact below names its source and date.

Quick answers and the state record

A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good.

Quick answers about Golden Tiara Guest Home

Is Golden Tiara Guest Home licensed?

The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

How many residents is Golden Tiara Guest Home licensed for?

6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Has Golden Tiara Guest Home been cited?

0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2025, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 4 state visits over the same years.

Is Golden Tiara Guest Home still open?

This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.

What does Golden Tiara Guest Home cost?

$5,350 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,350–$6,550. This home’s own rate is not on file. Ask: “What is the all-in monthly rate, and what would push it higher?”

Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 22 small homes and similar homes within 5 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file.

Among 188 other homes of a similar licensed size across Orange County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,500 to $6,000 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 188 other homes publishing a starting rate).

Each of those is a home’s own published figure, gathered on its own date in September 2026 — not an average of ours, and not a survey. Similar size means small and mid-size homes counted together, and large communities counted on their own, because they are different markets.

A home outside the band is not overcharging or underpricing: a starting rate covers different things in different homes, which is the first thing to ask about.

The price is made in the phone call. Nothing here is a quote, an offer or a discount.

A starting rate is the room and the base care. California homes commonly bill care levels, medication management, supplies, transport and a second person in the room as extras. Many also charge a one-time fee at move-in. Ask for that list in writing before anything is signed.

Only prices a home put out itself count here: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price a listing site says the home confirmed. Prices a site shows without saying where they came from are left out.

Does Golden Tiara Guest Home take Medi-Cal?

On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board.

Who holds the license?

The license is held by Legacy Home Care, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Is there a hospital nearby?

South Coast Global Medical Center is 0.9 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.

Can Golden Tiara Guest Home keep a resident on hospice?

Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 2 residents, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Golden Tiara Guest Home license and inspection record

  • Name on the license: “GOLDEN TIARA GUEST HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
  • License #306006644. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • Licensed for 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • Licensed to Legacy Home Care, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • First licensed in 2025, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 4 state inspection visits since 2025, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2025, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 4 state visits in that period.
  • 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2025, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • The most recent state visit on file is January 6, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Type A citationa violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not correctedType B citationa violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services

California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗

See the state’s own record

Can they support the care needed?

California licenses a home for specific kinds of care. The state’s record lists what this home is approved for; the home’s own answers fill in what changes as needs change.

  • Wheelchair / non-ambulatoryApproved by the state
  • Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
  • Hospice careApproved · covers up to 2 residents
  • BedriddenNot on file · ask the home

State licensing record · September 13, 2026. An approval may cover specific rooms or residents; it does not establish an opening.

Read the state’s own wording
AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. FIRE CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR SIX (6) AMBULATORIES WHERE FOUR (4) CAN BE NON-AMBULATORY IN ROOM #3 AND #4. WAIVER/GRANTED FOR HOSPICE CARE FOR TWO (2) RESIDENTS.

983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA · 985 - RCFE / HOSPICE

CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 2026

As needs change

  • Staying through hospice

    Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 2 — care may continue at the end of life

    Ask: “If hospice is needed, can care continue here until the end?”

    State licensing record · September 13, 2026

  • If memory loss develops

    Dementia-care designation on file

    Ask: “Can we read the dementia care disclosure and discuss how daily support works?”

    State licensing record · September 13, 2026

3 more questions to ask the home
  • Two-person transfers or a lift

    Not on file

    Ask: “If two people or a lift are needed to transfer, can the person stay?”

  • Someone awake overnight

    Not on file

    Ask: “Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?”

  • Medicines

    Not on file

    Ask: “Who manages the medicines, and what happens when a dose is missed?”

What it costs here

Covelight estimate

$5,350a month to start

Likely $4,350–$6,550

From 22 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file

Likely monthly total

$5,350a month

Likely $4,350–$6,700

With a shared room and basic help.

An estimate for planning, not a quote. The price is made in the phone call.

See the full cost breakdownRoom, care and fees · how people pay · how this estimate works
Room
Daily care
Sharing the room
  • Starting monthly rate$5,350likely $4,350–$6,550

    Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 22 small homes and similar homes within 5 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file.

  • Basic help with daily careUsually includedup to $600

    Basic help is usually part of the starting rate. Homes that price care by level start around $600 a month (45 California homes publish a care-level range, seen in September 2026).

  • One-time move-in fee$2,000one time · likely $0–$4,000

    Homes that list a one-time entry or community fee charge a median of $2,000 (134 California listings; middle half $1,000–$4,000). Many homes list none — ask.

Likely monthly totalLikely $4,350–$6,700
$5,350
First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $5,100–$9,800
$7,350
How people payPrivate pay, Medi-Cal waiver, SSI/SSP, veterans, insurance
  • Private payMost residents pay from savings, a home sale or family help. Ask for the rate and what it includes in writing.
  • Medi-Cal Assisted Living WaiverThis home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board.
  • SSI/SSPCalifornia’s 2026 standard is $1,626.07 a month; $1,444.07 of it goes to the home and $182 stays with the resident. Whether this home accepts it is not on file — ask.
  • VeteransVA Aid & Attendance can add to a veteran’s or surviving spouse’s pension. Ask whether residents here have used it.
  • Long-term care insuranceMost policies pay for licensed care homes. Ask what paperwork the home provides for claims.
  • MedicareDoes not pay for room and board in a care home. It can still cover hospice or home-health visits inside one.
If the money runs out, what Medi-Cal covers
Avoid surprises on the billWhat changes the price, and what to ask
  • The care level

    Some homes charge one all-inclusive rate. Others add levels or points as needs grow. Ask how the level is set, who decides, and what the next level costs.

  • What is billed separately

    Medication management, incontinence supplies, transportation and a second person in the room are often extra. Ask for the list in writing.

  • Move-in costs

    A one-time community fee or deposit is common. Ask what it covers and whether any of it comes back if the stay is short.

  • Increases

    California requires at least 90 days’ written notice, with reasons, before a rate rises (Health & Safety Code §1569.655). A change in the resident’s care level is the section’s own exception and can be billed sooner.

  • What is the full monthly cost for the room and care we need, and what does it include?
  • What would the next care level cost, and who decides when it changes?
  • What is billed separately, and is there a one-time fee or deposit at move-in?
  • Is any private-pay period required before another payment program can begin?
How this estimate worksWithin 25% for 7 in 10 homes in testing

Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 22 small homes and similar homes within 5 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file.

22 homes like this within 5 miles publish starting rates mostly between $4,200–$7,750.

  • Only prices a home put out itself count: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price Seniorly says the home confirmed. Prices a listing site shows without saying where they came from are left out.
  • Nearby homes are the nearest of the same size that publish a rate, widening from 3 to 40 miles until at least 8 do. The estimate starts from what they charge, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices.
  • Room, care-level, second-person and move-in lines come from what California homes publish on listing sites. Memory care uses Covelight’s researched premium over assisted living.
  • Totals add each line’s figure and combine the lines’ ranges as separate charges, because a home is rarely at the top, or the bottom, of every line at once.
  • We tested this estimate on 1,546 California homes that publish their own starting rate. It was within 10% of the real rate for 3 in 10 homes and within 25% for 7 in 10; the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 (September 12, 2026).
  • It cannot see this home’s specials, how it assesses care, or which rooms are open.
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Where it is

  • 2014 W Saint Anne Place, Santa Ana, CA 92704Address from the public record · September 13, 2026. Confirm the entrance with the home before visiting.

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The state record

California inspects every licensed home and publishes what it found. Here are the dated documents and the state’s own words, beside what is typical for homes this size.

Since 2024, the state has filed 4 documents for this home, and its records count 4 visits since 2025. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated January 6, 2026.

On file since
2024
State visits
4
Most recent visit
January 6, 2026

Beside homes the same size

  • Type A citations0typical 0
  • Type B citations0typical 0
  • Substantiated allegations0typical 0
  • Total complaints0typical 0

“Typical” is the statewide median across the 6,808 licensed small board-and-care homes (6 or fewer beds) in the state record — larger, longer-licensed homes accumulate more visits and reports, so compare like with like. One complaint can contain several allegations. Counts cover this licence since 2025.

Year by year
YearVisitsDocumentsSubstantiated202611020252202024110

The last 36 months — 4 of 4 documents

The full record on the state’s site →
20261 state visit · 1 document
Jan 6, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Alvaro Ramirez, Jr. conducted an unannounced visit for the Required 1 Year Inspection. LPA explained the purpose of today’s visit, and was greeted and granted entry by Administrator (AD) Timothy Ycasas. For today’s visit, LPA observed a total of one resident in care and one staff member on duty. LPA observed the Administrator's Certificate for facility Administrator (AD) Timothy Ycasas which expires on January 24, 2026. LPA toured the interior and exterior portions of the facility with AD Ycasas. The facility is a one story structure and is licensed for six ambulatory residents, of which four can be nonambulatory in bedrooms #3 and #4. The facility has a hospice waiver for two residents and zero bedridden. There are a total of five bedrooms, of which four are resident bedrooms and one staff bedroom. LPA toured each bedroom in the facility and observed that bedrooms were provided with furniture in good repair, clean linens, adequate storage space, and kept free of tripping hazards. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and auditory exit alarms were tested and operational. There are a total of two restrooms. Restrooms were observed to be in good repair, toilets were operational, and grab bars and non-skid floor mats were provided. Water temperature tested 110.1 degrees Fahrenheit. Facility met the minimum two-day perishable and seven-day non-perishable food supplies. Sharp items and knives were locked and inaccessible to residents in care. Fire extinguishers were charged and one was located by the kitchen and one by the residents' bedroom hallway. Fire extinguishers were service on November 3, 2025. CONTINUED ON LIC809-C... LPA observed the emergency disaster and evacuation plan which is located by the entrance. Facility had back-up emergency food and water supply. LPA observed that the First Aid Kit had all the required components. LPA observed that medications and toxins were locked and inaccessible to residents in care. Medications are locked in a cabinet next to the hallway restroom. For the exterior portion, LPA observed a shaded area, patio furniture, and the grounds were free of any hazards. There is one gate in the backyard, which both are self-closing and self-latching. LPA observed a body of water that is fenced and locked with a fence that is 5 feet high. LPA reviewed one resident file and two staff files. LPA interviewed staff present. For today's visit no deficiencies were issued per Title 22 Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations. LPA advised AD to use the general email address: CCLASCPOrangeCountyRO@dss.ca.gov for any inquiries and to specify attention to the assigned LPA. An exit interview was conducted with AD Ycasas. A copy of this report was provided at the time of exit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jan 6, 2026
20252 state visits · 2 documents
Nov 25, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Collateral

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Alvaro Ramirez, Jr. made an unannounced collateral visit in conjunction with complaint 22-AS-20230822161834. LPA Ramirez was allowed entry into the facility and met with Administrator (AD) Timothy Ycasas. LPA explained the purpose of the visit. On today's visit LPA Ramirez delivered the findings for complaint 22-AS-20230822161834. An exit interview was conducted with AD Ycasas and a copy of this report was provided at the time of exit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Nov 25, 2025
Oct 10, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Collateral

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Alvaro Ramirez, Jr. made an unannounced collateral visit in conjunction with complaint 22-AS-20230822161834. LPA Ramirez was allowed entry into the facility and met with Administrator (AD) Timothy Ycasas. LPA explained the purpose of the visit. On today's visit LPA Ramirez toured the facility and interviewed staff. LPA reviewed and obtained a copy of the staff schedule, Resident Physician Report and Individual Program Plan. An exit interview was conducted with AD Ycasas and a copy of this report was provided at the time of exit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 10, 2025
20241 state visit · 1 document
Dec 31, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Prelicensing

On 12/31/2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) William Vanegas made an announced visit for the purposes of a pre-licensing visit. Upon arrival LPA Vanegas was greeted and granted entry to the facility by licensee (LIC) Desiderio Gonzalez. LPA Vanegas set up equipment and began tour of the facility at 8:19 AM and observed the following. This is a one storied home with five bedrooms, two of which are staff rooms. and two bathrooms one of which is a staff bathroom and an attached two car garage. LPA Vanegas observed facility kitchen to be clean and sanitary. LPA Vanegas observed electric stove, microwave, and dishwasher to be operational. LPA Vanegas observed food pantry to hold a two day supply of perishable food and a seven day supply of non-perishable food. LPA Vanegas observed facility to have operational smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in each room and in common areas. LPA Vanegas observed fire extinguishers to be fully charged and brand new with receipt attached to it. LPA Vanegas observed resident bedrooms to have all required furnishings such as a lamp, chair, chest drawer, bed, and required closet space. Linens were observed to be clean and in good repair meaning no strains or tears. All windows were observed to be screened in resident rooms and common areas. LPA Vanegas observed resident bathrooms to be clean and free of debris and mildew. Bathrooms had all required furnishings such as hand rails, and slip resistant matts. Water temperature tested between 115.4 and 115.7 degrees. Toilet and faucet tested operational. LPA Vanegas toured the outside of the facility and observed the following, LPA Vanegas observed a body of water that is fenced and locked with a fence that is 5ft high. CONTINUED ON LIC809C LPA Vanegas observed there to be no obstructions on ramps or inclines, and no obstructions on emergency exit route. Side gates are self latching and not locked. LPA Vanegas observed a washer and dryer in the facility garage and it was tested to be operational. LPA Vanegas conducted component III with Licensee and administrator and advised that email will be sent to application analyst and the next steps in the licensing process will be taken care of by the Centralized Application Bureau (CAB). An exit interview was completed and a copy of this report was left at the facility.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Dec 31, 2024
What the state’s words mean
Substantiatedthe state found the allegation more likely true than notUnsubstantiatedthere was not enough evidence to prove a violation occurred — not a finding of wrongdoingUnfoundedthe evidence showed the allegation was false, could not have happened, or had no reasonable basisType A citationa violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not correctedType B citationa violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services

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